Spring 2024 Lead & Learn

Aquatics

All aboard! Get girls active on the water by taking them on a boating adventure. Courses in this section will teach you how to plan and execute safe and exciting small craft activities suitable to your girls’ experience levels.

Small Craft Safety Program The Girl Scouts of Eastern Missouri Small Craft Safety Program is organized into three learning paths, each of which contains all the knowledge you need (through online modules) to take part in the in-person skills session for each aquatic discipline (Canoeing, Sailing, or Moving Water). Each Small Craft Safety learning path contains multiple online-only and blended-learning courses, meaning there are online components accessible anytime in gsLearn and corresponding in-person skills sessions requiring registration. Some courses are found in all learning paths; however, once you complete a course in one learning path it will show that it is complete in the other learning paths. All online components must be completed before attending any of the in-person skills sessions. Additional Information: • GSEM Small Craft Safety learning paths are not true certifications; they instead acknowledge the successful completion of all requirements for that learning path • Each course in a learning path (online or in person) is individually renewable every three years • Basic Water Rescue is also offered as a standalone blended-learning course, in addition to being a component of all Small Craft Safety learning paths

Each learning path is described here: Small Craft Safety: Canoeing —required to supervise all levels of Girls Scouts in canoes on flat water (no current). • Basic Water Rescue blended learning course • Small Craft Safety Core online course • GSUSA Small Craft Safety Training online course (videos) • Small Craft Safety: Canoeing blended learning course Small Craft Safety: Sailing —required to supervise Juniors through Ambassadors in sailboats on flat water (no current). • Basic Water Rescue blended learning course • Small Craft Safety Core online course • GSUSA Small Craft Safety Training online course (videos) • Small Craft Safety: Sailing blended learning course Class I or Class I/II moving water (with current). • Basic Water Rescue blended learning course • Small Craft Safety Core online course • GSUSA Small Craft Safety Training online course (videos) • Small Craft Safety: Canoeing blended learning course • Small Craft Safety: Moving Water blended learning course Small Craft Safety: Moving Water —required to supervise Cadettes through Ambassadors in canoes on

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